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2 Sheets-Sheet l Aug. 10, 1937. H. P. TAYLOR CONTAINER Filed May 23, 1955 Z O L w T 0, v. R N E H H. P. TAYLOR Aug. 10, 1937.

CONTAINER Filed May 25,- 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 10, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CONTAINER Henry PQTaylor, Winston-Salem. N. C. 7 Application May 23, 1935; Serial No. 23,051

- 3 Claims.- (01. 221-11) It is another object of this invention to provide a knocked-down package made from a blank and which can be. folded to form a package from one piece of material and having a hinged lid so that the lid may be moved on its hinges to provide an opening and from which opening the material may be poured from the package 15 in any desired rate of flow which is regulated by the amount which the hinged lid is moved from closed to opened position.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a package which will enable the user of 30 the packaged material to open and close the package with one hand, and if so desired, to hold in the other hand, the receptacle or object into which or upon which it is desired to place some of the packaged material.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a package having a hinged lid having sides, so that the top and sides of the lid form a funnel-like opening which opening may be enlarged or reduced by raising or lowering the lid and through which the packaged material can flow and this flow can be regulated not only as to the amount but also as to the rapidity of flow or discharge of the packaged material. This type of construction enables the person holding the package and pouring the contents therefrom to more accurately place the flowing of or discharge of the material in the exact spot or place desired.

. While in the drawings, the several figures represent a knocked-down package blank which can be readily set up by hand or by semi-automatic or completely automatic machinery, either with or without sealing material, the fact that these drawings do show this, does not in any way limit the type of construction of the package.

Irrespective of how the package itself is fabricated, this package does represent an improvement over present type packages in affording the operator of the package something which enables the operator, if desired, to open and close it with one hand and regulate the rapidity of the flow of the material from the package and thus to more accurately place the material into or ont the chosen place or spot.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a package having a hinged lid which can be fully opened for filling or for loosening the contents and which can be partially opened for pouring the contents therefrom.

Some of the objects of the invention having been stated, other objects will appear as the description proceeds when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:-

Figure l is an isometric view of my invention;

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, but showing the lid in partially opened position;

Figure 3 is a vertical. sectional view taken along the line 3-- 3 in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is an elevation of the blank from which the container is manufactured as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3.

Figure 5 is an isometric view of the form of the invention similar to that shown in Figure 1 with a slight additional change therein;

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 but showing the lid in partially opened position;

Figure 7 is a view of the blanks from which the container is made'as shown in Figures 5 and 6;

Figure 8 is a view of a slightly modified form of the invention over the structure shown in Figure 6, but showing that portion of the upper front of the box with a slight addition thereto.

In Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 the invention is shown in which a container is formed from a blank 50. This blank 50 has a lid portion 5| integral therewith with side flaps 52 and 53 integral therewith but broken or perforated along the lines 56 and 55 for forming a lid portion as shown in Figure 2. Portions 56, 51, 58, 59, 60 and GI and 62 are folded to form the container and in folded position the flap 63 is secured to the upper inside surface of portion 59, whereas, the flap 64 is secured on the outside surface of portion 59, whereas, the flaps 65, 66, 61 and 68 are folded to form the bottom and all of these are properly secured to each other. By securing the flaps 63 and 64 in position, the container is held in assembled position. When the lid is folded its side 53 passes downwardly inside the portions 60 and 56 and side 52 fits between portions 58 and 62 and a suitable slot 69 is cut in portion 58 into which the portion 52 fits when the lid is in closed position.

With a lid of this type, it is seen that it can be partially opened and the contents of the package poured therefrom and the rate of flow can be regulated by the amount the lid is opened. Also the thumb can-be placed over part of the opening to regulate the rate of flow of the material from thepackage.

In Figures 5 to 8 inclusive, a package is shown which is similar to the-package shown in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive;'and like reference characters apply, the main difierenc'e in these packages being that the portion 59 has projecting upwardly therefrom a lip 70 which serves to spread the material onto whatever object it is poured as it is poured from the container with the lid in partially opened position. Also, if desired, the lip 10 may have side portions H and 72 to prevent the material from falling ofi of the end portions of lip 10. Otherwise, the container is of the same structure as that shown in Figures 1 to 3 inelusive.

In the drawings and specification there has been set forth a preferred embodiment of the invention, and although specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only, and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A quadrilateral container formed from a single blank and having opposed sidewalls of two layers, a lid having an open end projecting from the blank having on each side thereof downturned flaps which are adapted to fit between the two layers of the opposed sidewalls and the said lid, in cooperation with the said flaps and the front wall of said container serving to form a restricted passageway for flowing materials from the container when the lid is partially opened. 2. A container having four sides and a bottom and a lid, all formed from a single blank and having opposed sidewalls formed from two layers of the blank secured together. face to face, at the lower portion of the container, the layers of said side walls diverging from each other at the upper portion of the container to form a pair of slots, said lid being hingedl'y connected to an endwall, and having downturned flaps fitting in said slots between the layers of the opposed sidewalls, the lid and the flaps, when the lid is partially opened, forming a guideway for pouring the contents from the package.

3. A container having four sides, abottom and a lid, all formed from a single blank and having opposed sidewalls formed from two layers of the blank secured together, face to face, at the lower portion of the container, the layers of said side-walls diverging from each other at the upper portion of the container to form a pair of slots, said lid being hingedly connected to an end wall, said lid having downturned flaps fitting in said slots between the layers of the opposed sidewalls, the lid and the flaps, when the lid is partially'opened, to form a guide for pouring the contents from the package, and the front end of the container having a projection at the upper edge thereof which, in cooperation with the lid and the flaps, serves to guide the contents as they are poured from the container.

' HENRY P. TAYLOR. 

